Duterte hit De Lima anew, at the
oath-taking of officers of the Malacañang Press Corps, for claiming that inmate
Jaybee Sebastian was a government asset.

“Was it a sexual asset or for
information?” Duterte said.

The President assured that De
Lima, who is facing a legislative probe on her alleged involvement in illegal
drug trade inside the national penitentiary, will face charges and be put
inside the jail.

"Itong si De Lima makukulong
to, on a national case. Who brought in the narcopolitics? It is here already.
You elected a senator who was into narcopolitics. Who was being financed from
the inside. 'Wag na sana sa labas. From the convict inside the prison, this
senator, and won. What do you call that?" the President said.

"I do not ordinarily
nagpapahiya pero si De Lima she screwed her driver and she screwed the nation.
Gusto n'ya ko idamay," Duterte added citing the senator's effort of using
self-confessed assassin Edgar Matobato in a Senate hearing.

De Lima, in response said, all
these are part of the administrations agenda --- to put her out of the
position. AJRSP